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He called it “a pretty good year,” but Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders could barely contain his glee at announcing the company’s 2014 record annual results last week in Munich, where the German headquarters of the pan-European company is located. In line with his leadership philosophy, he is struggling to be humble in front of the media. read »

The countdown has started to the Paris climate conference at the end of the year and this time, there will be a binding deal between the parties to cut emissions, according to Mark Kenber, chief executive at The Climate Group.

“Unlike previous meetings, Paris is not the end of the process, it’s more of a signal on where the world is on read »

Alibaba, China’s biggest online commerce company and the world’s fastest growing e-commerce marketplace, officially launched their Trade Assurance Program during ASD Market Week, the largest, most comprehensive trade show of its kind that welcomes over 45K attendees bi-annually. Currently taking place in Las read »

At its core purpose, marketing is supposed to raise awareness to increase business. Too often however, I observe Chief “Marketing” Officers engaged in campaigns and activities designed merely to do the former without true execution on the latter. This needs to end. read »

Professional social networks such as LinkedIn are as important to our economy as banks and capital markets. Those network reduces risks in our economy by offering transparency into the job market. read »

Ordinarily I write about bringing out the talent in other people, but for many years I focused on customer experience and marketing. It bothers me that companies don’t do more to bring out the best not only in their customers, but also in their employees.

Much of this failing comes from a short-sighted, outdated view of what marketing read »

Loews Hotels & Resorts is not the largest hotel company in the world, but it has been working for the past few years to be the most innovative. Under the marketing leadership of CMO Bruce Himelstein, the company has harnessed social media to be the first to enable bookings via Twitter, introducing the option in 2013, and also that year read »

Nothing’s more exciting to me than a scrappy startup tearing open a legacy industry with an innovative idea. A few weeks back I covered some of the lending and giving innovations enabled by the internet. We’ve seen Uber and Lyft challenge traditional car services and Airbnb demystify hotels. The “sharing” or “helping” economy model promoted by read »

Innovation is critical for companies today — but all the new frameworks, definitions, templates, models, and tools have made the process increasingly complex. In order to increase the chances of success, we need to simplify innovation. Here are several thoughts about how. read »

No matter the size or stage your business is currently at, having employees leave is just bad for business. As the Wall Street Journal notes, a high employee turnover rate can cost “twice an employee’s salary to find and train a replacement.” Not only are there financial repercussions, a high turnover rate can also lower the knowledge base in read »